Argues that teams are a key factor in improving the performance of an organization, and discusses team profiles, leadership, obstacles to team performance, and other issues

We live in a curious time, a time when the nature of relationships and communities is increasingly morphing into something never seen before. Throughout human history, people defined themselves fundamentally with respect to place and rooted community. But, now we live in a world of purposes, not a world of places, a world of economic relationships, not community relationships. Increasingly, we now live in markets, organizations and networks. Economic and technological values, therefore, replace traditional values and that's what this book is all about.

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidentlyadminister, score, and interpret individual achievement testsEssentials of Individual Achievement Assessment covers theachievement tests used in educational planning, transitionalprogramming for students with disabilities, and career/vocationalplanning-including the major individually administered tests suchas the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT-II), Kaufman Testof Educational Achievement (K-TEA), Peabody Individual AchievementTest-Revised (PIAT-R), and the Wide Range Achievement Test-3(WRAT3(TM)). To use these tests properly, professionals need anauthoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer,score, and interpret them. Written by school psychologist DouglasK. Smith, Essentials of Individual Achievement Assessment is thatsource.Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessmentseries, this book is designed to help busy mental healthprofessionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need tomake optimal use of major psychological assessment instruments.Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlightingkey concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material,as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce yourgrasp of the information covered.Essentials of Individual Achievement Assessment providesstep-by-step guidance on test administration, scoring, andinterpretation. As well, the author provides his expert assessmentof the tests' relative strengths and weaknesses, valuable advice ontheir clinical applications, and several illuminating casereports.Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessmentseries:Essentials of WJ IIITM Tests of Achievement AssessmentEssentials of WJ IIITM Cognitive Abilities AssessmentEssentials of Career Interest AssessmentEssentials of WISC-III and WPPSI-R AssessmentEssentials of Cross-Battery AssessmentEssentials of Nonverbal AssessmentEssentials of Cognitive Assessment with KAIT and Other KaufmanMeasuresEssentials of NEPSY AssessmentFor a complete list of books in our Essentials of PsychologicalAssessment series, visit us on the Web at: www.essentials.wiley.com

Product Description: An essential guide for any small group that must deliver team performance. With the demand for project-oriented work and faster, more nimble responses, successful small-group performance is more crucial than ever. Katzenbach and Smith, authors of the international bestseller The Wisdom of Teams, have again joined forces, revealing how to implement the disciplines, frameworks, tools, and techniques required for team- and small-group performance...read more

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Discusses Xerox Corporation's invention of a personal computer preceeding Apple and Tandy, and explains why they were unable to take advantage of their discovery (view table of contents)

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Looks at the impact of change on the modern corporation, offers diagnostic tools to assess the need for change, advice on how to implement changes, and guidelines for measuring performance (view table of contents)

A guide to the elective use of teams in the workplace presents updated information and case studies that demonstrate how to avoid common pitfalls and institute teamwork through effective managerial practices. Reprint.

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